Female Hooded Merganser
Male Hooded Merganser
Tuesday, November 08, 2022
Sunday, July 17, 2022
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Friday, March 11, 2022
Monday, January 10, 2022
The Lions
BC ferry passes by the Lions / Ch'ich'iyúy ElxwÃkn / Twin Sisters - photo taken from Galiano Island, BC
Friday, November 26, 2021
Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) Management
400 m - away from killer whales south of Ucluelet and Campbell River
(400 yards in front or behind SRKW, 300 yards beside SRKW - USA law).
200 m - away from killer whales in all other parts of BC.
200 m - away from cetaceans (whales, dolphins, porpoises) resting or with calf.
100 m - away from all other cetaceans (100 yards from other marine mammals - USA law).
1.) Swiftsure Bank - July 16 until October 31.
2.) Strait of Juan de Fuca - August 1 until October 31.
3.) Southern Gulf Islands - July 4 until October 31
(based on first confirmed presence of Southern Resident killer whales).
1.) Swiftsure Bank - June 1 until November 30.
Southern Gulf Islands - June 1 until November 30:
2.) West Side - North Pender Island.
3.) East Point - Saturna Island.
Stop fishing - do not haul gear within 1000 m of killer whales.
Less than 7 knots - within 1000 m of the nearest marine mammal (1/2 mile SRKW - USA law).
Turn off echo sounders - and fish finders when not in use.
Idle and allow animals to pass - if your vessel is not in compliance with distance regulations.
Onyx L87
Thursday, November 25, 2021
Sunday, November 07, 2021
Sunday, September 26, 2021
Friday, September 17, 2021
Alki & Sonic
Alki (J36 1999) with her firstborn a son Sonic (J52 Apr 2015 - Sep 2017). Sonic was born shortly after Alki's sister Scarlet (J50 Dec 2014 - Sep 2018). Scarlet was Slick's (J16 1972) fifth offspring.
photo - Rachael Griffin (2015:04:19 15:49)
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
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